Biden’s Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan running out of time
President Biden is running out of time to complete his goal of ending Israel’s war against Hamas and implement a megadeal to reshape the Middle East toward a position of …
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Putin praises North Korea for supporting war in Ukraine en route to rare visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will co-operate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions, as he headed to Pyongyang on …
Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential war cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday, a move that comes days after a key member …
8 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, in deadliest attack in months
In January, 21 Israeli troops were killed in a single attack by Palestinian militants in Gaza. Israeli police officers remove protesters who are blocking a road in Bnei Brak during …
Putin puts forth ceasefire demands on eve of West’s Ukraine summit
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would cease fire and enter peace talks if Ukraine dropped its NATO ambitions and withdrew its forces from four Ukrainian regions claimed …
Lebanon’s Hezbollah reveals more of its arms in risky escalation with Israel
Hezbollah has ratcheted up its attacks in several ways of late, sending larger numbers of explosive drones in one go, using a new type of rocket, and declaring that it …
Why is a Gaza truce deal eluding Israel and Hamas? Here are the main sticking points
But he said Hamas had requested “numerous” changes, adding that “some of the changes are workable; some are not”. Blinken declined to elaborate, but recent statements by Israeli and Hamas …
Blinken says US will try to bridge Israel-Hamas gaps on Gaza truce: ‘time for haggling to stop’
“And so we have to see on an urgent basis over the course of the coming days whether those gaps are bridgeable.” But he said the onus was on Hamas, …
UN-backed experts accuse Israel, Hamas of war crimes in early stages of war
A United Nations inquiry found on Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the war in Gaza, and that Israel’s actions also …
Israeli soldier posts images of naked, blindfolded Gaza civilians, sparks outrage
A shocking and disturbing scene came to light after an Israeli soldier recently posted images on social media showing Gaza civilians being paraded naked in a queue. The soldier deleted …